A catastrophe in Syria's Afrin
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 03/10/2018 - 3:49pmTurkey's military operation with the Orwellian name of "Olive Branch" has reached the outskirts of the city of Afrin, and has taken 850 kilometres of the province.
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Near East Folie a Trois featuring Syria, Turkey and Kurds--soon to be full-on international war
Submitted by Alligator Ed on Wed, 02/21/2018 - 9:12pmOnce upon a time, there was relative peace in the NE (near east, which is a more precise location name for the Levant and nearby areas) despite simmering resentments and hatreds. Along came crypto-Muslim B. Hussein, who liked to play with matches, many of them thoughtfully lit for him by his handmaiden, Hellery. First they thought Africa might be a nice experimental area for their wars of oil, gold, riches beyond belief. Enticed by the victorious battle cry of "We came, we saw, he died.
That didn't take long
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 02/20/2018 - 10:07amYesterday I pointed out that the Syrian government is coming to the assistance of the Syrian Kurds in the Afrin canton, who are under attack from Turkey.
This is how it went today.
Syria war just transitioned from proxy war to full-scale regional war
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 02/19/2018 - 12:49pmTurkey's invasion of the Kurdish areas of Syria was always going to be a threat for the region. Yesterday it happened.
U.S. and Turkey trade ultimatums
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 01/29/2018 - 9:39pmTrump's promise to stop arming the Kurds in Turkey was not enough.
Trump backs down against Turkey
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 01/27/2018 - 3:15pmThe Donald may pretend to be tough (I guess it's from his WWE background), but when he comes up against someone who is not playing a game, Donald backs down, just like the bully he his.
In this case it is Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that forced Donald to cower.
Just two weeks ago, this was the news: U.S.-Backed Force Could Cement a Kurdish Enclave in Syria
Turkey in a proxy war against the U.S.
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 01/22/2018 - 11:22amThe Syria civil war has always been about proxy armies.
However, Turkey's invasion of Syria Kurdistan has taken this to another level.
Turkey about to invade Syria Kurdistan
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 01/16/2018 - 5:40pmI don't think this is just talk anymore. I think this is going to happen, and it'll happen within the next 48 hours.
Consider the words.
Turkey to launch invasion of Syria Kurdistan
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 01/14/2018 - 2:24pmTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been threatening an attack on Syria Kurdistan for months without action, but the moment appears to have arrived.
On Constitutions which use the word "indivisible": An observation.
Submitted by thanatokephaloides on Tue, 10/03/2017 - 2:20pmThis will be a really short Essay, but I think it's a question which needs to be answered.
Has anyone else around here noticed that every time the clause "The State is Indivisible" or equivalent appears in any country's Constitution, that country has a chunk of its land and people who emphatically do NOT want to be part of it?
